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Some of my favorite checkerplay problems from BGO 2011

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 4:17 p.m.

This being a new year, I had the idea of reposting some of my favorite checkerplay problems that appeared on this forum during the 2011 calendar year. These reflect not only my personal prejudices but also my erratic memory, since I did not collect these problems systematically over the course of the year but just picked them off the top of my head. If you missed these the first time around, you might want to try them now. In all but one case, a link to a rollout is attached. (Perhaps someone can volunteer to roll out that one.)

Enjoy!

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Number 1

Match to 7, Tied at 0-0
Blue to play 61

White	144
Blue	88
GNUBg Id: bLsBBDi+2wEAGA:QYn4AAAAAAAA XGID=-cECBC---a--------bcbbbB--:1:-1:1:61:0:0:0:7:8

Rollout

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Number 2

Match to 15, White leads 9-3
Blue to play 44

White	133
Blue	118
GNUBg Id: Y87BDECb7oCACQ:QQnyAZAAGAAA XGID=aBB-ACC---b-bA---c-cBbA-b-:1:-1:1:44:3:9:0:15:16

Rollout

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Number 3

Match to 7, Tied at 6-6
Blue to play 21

White	109
Blue	136
GNUBg Id: 9piDgwBsewAjAw:cInoAGAAMAAA XGID=---BBBDa----c--B-cAbB-db--:0:0:1:21:6:6:0:7:8

Rollout

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Number 4

Match to 11, Blue leads 7-1
Blue to play 55

White	132
Blue	147
GNUBg Id: GW/BAQPB18EBQg:cIl2ARAAOAAA XGID=-A---bEAC---cC---abd-Ab-aA:0:0:1:55:7:1:0:11:16

No rollout; originally posted here.

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Number 5

Money Game
Blue to play 64

White	158
Blue	152
GNUBg Id: jGfwYCDgc8wDIA:cAkaABAAOAAA XGID=-a----EbC--BdD---b-d--b-A-:0:0:1:64:0:0:0:0:10

Rollout

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Number 6

Match to 9, Tied at 3-3
Blue to play 42

White	142
Blue	114
GNUBg Id: yOfgMQAbXYPBAA:cAkxATAAGAAA XGID=-BB--ACABb--dB---cBe-a----:0:0:1:42:3:3:0:9:16

Rollout

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Number 7

Money Game
White to play 55

White	96
Blue	41
GNUBg Id: vLcDgAT/XQKAAA:EoEWADAAGAAA XGID=-ICAaAa-----------Acbdd---:2:1:-1:55:0:0:0:0:10

Rollout

Messages In This Thread

• Some of my favorite checkerplay problems from BGO 2011
  Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 4:17 p.m.
  • Some of my favorite checkerplay problems from BGO 2011 # 4 RO
    leobueno -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 1:41 a.m.